indicator-weather crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded

[Bob Davidson]

It wouldn't upgrade.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: indicator-weather 13.05.28 [origin: LP-PPA-weather-indicator-team]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-45.70-generic 3.2.44
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: indicator_weather
Date: Tue Jun 11 08:04:38 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/indicator-weather
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/indicator-weather
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/indicator-weather']
SourcePackage: indicator-weather
ThirdParty: True
Title: indicator-weather crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Joshua Tasker (jtasker)]

This is due to a change in the format of the location/weather database, please run the "upgrade-weather-indicator.py" script available here: https://launchpad.net/weather-indicator/2.0/13.05.28/+download/upgrade-weather-indicator.py

[Fedik (fedikw)]

#2 helps, thank!

[DK (dkretz)]

#2 fixed it for me as well. Thank you.

[StSav012 (stsav012)]

Thank you. That works. But why don't you run this script or one another recommended after previous version installing automatically withing upgrading or installing?

[csola48 (mail-csordaslaszlo)]

It wouldn't upgrade... Bug, bug, bug :(

[erintiransom (israelplanaguma)]

#2 fixed it, thanks.

[Joshua Tasker (jtasker)]

StSav012: Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The package manager runs the install/upgrade as root, so I can't run the script there (which I found out the hard way -- that's why the .28 upgrade was failing for some users).

Anyway, the latest unstable build will now automatically detect the old settings format and update it to the new one.

You can get it from the PPA here: https://launchpad.net/~weather-indicator-team/+archive/unstable

[yugnip (yugnip)]

Fix works, thanks.

[Gatien (gatienc)]

Adding the PPA works